# Distance from Mkuze (MZQ) to Bucharest (OTP)

> 8,051 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,051 km / 5,003 mi / 4,347 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 356° (north)
- **Return heading**: 174° (south)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Romania
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 05:21 in Mkuze, it's 06:21 in Bucharest)
- **Elevation difference**: 86 ft (OTP is lower than MZQ)

## Airports

### [Mkuze Airport (MZQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzq-mkuze-mkuze-airport/1ef266de-d358-62a8-8a26-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mkuze, South Africa
- ICAO: FAMU
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -27.630000, 32.040000
- Elevation: 400 ft

### [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LROP
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.570000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 314 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:21 in Mkuze, it's 06:21 in Bucharest.

## Related

- [Mkuze Airport (MZQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzq-mkuze-mkuze-airport/1ef266de-d358-62a8-8a26-06bb2780ed98)
- [Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otp-bucharest-henri-coanda-international-airport/1ef266df-5682-65f2-900a-06bb2780ed98)
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